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poll Bitcoin Approaching All Time High Price (Denominated in AUD), does it affect you?

As Bitcoin defies all the nay sayers yet again is on the cusp of creating a new all time high (in AUD), actual price $78700 AUD versus all time high of around $82800, for holders, are you thinking of …

poll What's Your Perception on Cryptocurrencies?

Preface: Due to an abundance of caution, none of what I'm going to or will post below is financial advice. The cryptocurrency market is buzzing back to life now with the rumor of an imminent …

Sunset Clauses in Housing Developments

Not sure if this is the right category for this topic, if not happy for this to be moved. Just read this heartbreaking story about a developer activating a sunset clause to break a development …

Bitcoin over $30k USD again, proving naysayers wrong once again

Bitcoin has penetrated the $30k USD and appears to be holding, looking at the charts, it looks like the beginning of another bull market which can take its price to $100k, $200k and beyond. Goes …

Banking System Melting down While Bitcoin Melts up

I think we are starting to see the cryptocurrency market start to decouple from the traditional markets as people see how fragile the banking system is. Fiat currency (USD, AUD, CHF etc) are backed …

ING

Received SMS "Please Contact ING Regarding Your Visa Debit Card"

Just wondering if anyone else has received this text from ING, am I in trouble? Please contact ING on 133 464 regarding your Visa Debit Card. DO NOT REPLY I have not received any calls or emails …

Comprehensive Solution to Renters Struggling to Pay Rent

In A Rare Moment Of Genius, Scott Morrison’s Solution To Avoid Rent Increases Is To Buy A House Did you hear about ScoMo's solution to renters struggling to pay rent? When asked about how his …

Enable 2FA with an Authenticator App ASAP

If you are in crypto and you haven't enabled 2FA via an authenticator app, then sooner or later this is going to happen to you. Sydney man’s plan to retire at 58 backfires after epic crypto …

75" or 85" TV with HDR Recommendations

I'm looking for a new TV, either 75" or 85" with HDR. Don't really need any smart TV features as I will be connecting a laptop to it to watch Netflix, Youtube and free to air …

Cryptocurrencies - Your Key to Financial Freedom AMA

I've been tracking the crypto space since Bitcoin was invented and bought my first Bitcoin in 2013 and has been using every cent of my savings to buy cryptocurrencies ever since. I can now …

Optus

Optus $20 Data Roaming Pack

Have you guys ever tried to use the Optus $20 data roaming pack? It seems quite good, comes with 10GB of data for Mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, …

Suggestions for Unlimited Cloud Backup

Just wondering if you guys have any good service providers for an unlimited cloud backup service. This is different to say Dropbox or Onedrive, I don't need constant access to it, I will use it …

Recommendations for Cheap Electricity and Gas Retailer

I will be moving soon, just wondering if you guys have suggestions for a cheap electricity and gas retailer. I'm on a very good offer Origin Energy, but I lose that when I move, so I'm …

poll Replacement for TV, Projector or New TV?

I need to replace my TV and I'm looking at whether to buy a new TV or go with a projector. I know that projectors are not as good in bright light, I would be mostly using it at night, so …

Worth repairing a 5 year old TV?

Recently 4 bright dots appeared on my 5 year old LCD LG TV. https://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii604/photo1688/LG%20TV... Is that worth fixing?

poll Definition of Major Fault under Australia Consumer Law (ACL)

Just wanted to ask if this fault falls under a major fault as defined by the ACL. TLDR version: Bought a motherboard, failed after around a month's use, full length of ownership from purchase …